Only a very small percentage — about 2% to 5% of people — develop dry sockets after a wisdom tooth extraction. In those who have it, though, a dry socket can be very uncomfortable. Fortunately, it's easily treatable.

Do most people get dry sockets?

While the percentage of those who develop dry socket is rare—about 2%-5% of people—it's rather important to know why it happens and to determine if you may be more prone to it. Someone who doesn't have dry socket would see a dark blood clot near the area where the tooth was pulled.

How Commin is dry socket?

It is dry because the blood clot that forms to protect the surgical wound that occurred when the tooth was pulled either fell out or went away sooner than it should have. Because of this, the bone tissue and the nerves are exposed to anything that comes into your mouth.